Griggs courier., 1887-12-09
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lti' PURSUIT of PPlNES8
Twas when they ivsre linasrisd y old Parsoa
That he save them Iii blessing and very best
wishes: IS s .8s!
And Ass great aunt gave him . nice morning
gown, st
Ana 1sr great aunt gave her nice set q
dishes. sss 3|i
s So they went to housekeeping, and Happiness
And lived quite contentedly with them :
week;
When, 10 ana beholdl the erratic young dame
Began 70 play earnestly hide and seek
And sometimes, alasi It was hard work to nnd
her,
And whom they had found her she wouldn't
stGy found;
afr. Gray then suggested 'twould bs best to
bind her as Ts9
Who ever has heard Of sweet Happiness
bound! &l @
She slipped through their fingers when they
thought they had her.
Flew out OF tho window and IN st tho door;
And the efforts Of poor Mr. Gray grew still
msdder
Ashe !eaped every obstacle heaped on the
For poor Mrs. Gray had forgotten her duty
And left all the house in . terrible stow
And also her person-whtch for . young
beauty,
bride, too at that. was strange thing to
do
TO join in her husbands wild galloping race
Which Happiness led them; for out ct the
Sweet Happiness dew with sorro3ful face,
Az II she feared greatly that she never more
Would enter that house where confusion now
reigned.
<That it is her own fault she never once
Aud after her-although their moon hadn't
waned, r
Which changes to honey tts greenest Of
cheese
They both ran, regardless Of bonnet or hat
Just II they might catch her they cared then
for naught,
There was no earthly thing on their minds then
than that
But Happiness wouldn't bc caughti
Faster and faster and faster and faster she
hew, u IS
And harder and harder and harder they ran;
III. Gray kept up swearing, as mad people do;
Mrs. Gray talked rs only q mad woman can.
They climbed up steep mountains and ran
down through Wales,
And then. all aweary, two hobbies they hired,
And still they hied after through downs, dells
and dales,
Till cen Of the saddle they found themselves
tired.
Still Happiness seemed quite as far, far away,
But they never gave up till they came to the
d
Then HabStness tossed them whlr Of the
spray,
With these words: sIt's useless for you to
chase nssr'
Hrs. Gray. all worn out, sank to earth, bsthed
in tears,
As Happiness vanished from out Of her sight.
Though weak and exhausted, both into tho
ears
OF one another poured all their great spite.
Recovering, they wondered what time they'd
misspent
In this wild goose chase after sweet Happi.
nessi
Then back again, sadder and wiser, they went,
But what each ones thoughts were 'twould
be hard to guess!
They nghted their house and soon laughed ct
the joke
OF following Happiness over the earth,
And, at last, when they grew to be elderly folk,
And sought out Of homely things all their
true worth,
Aud went about doing their duty to all,
With hearts full Of love for each mistaken
z. one,
Wno. under the honeymoon's romantic thrall.
Ran the wild, foolish racc they themselves
once had run;
WseH mercy for sinners, advice to q brother,
And charity ready for evils unmasked,
And, above all, with gentle words one to an.
othor;
Then Happiness came and lived with them
{! unasked!
G -Eua Best, IN Detroit Free Prsss.